Jailed Zambian student dies while fighting in Russia/Ukraine war
GOVERNMENT has disclosed that it has engaged the Russian authorities to ascertain how a 23-year-old Zambian student who was serving a 9-year prison sentence in that country died while fighting in Ukraine, two months ago. During a media briefing, Monday, Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Stanley Kakubo said Lemekhani Nyirenda, who was pursuing nuclear…...
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Euronext lifts non-compliance sanctions placed on ZCCM-IH
THE Paris Euronext Access Stock Exchange has lifted sanctions placed on ZCCM-IH in which it transferred the company’s listed shares to the penalty bench for non-publication of the 2021 financial statements by or before June 30, 2022. In a statement, Monday, ZCCM-IH corporate affairs manager Loisa Mbatha said the lifting of the sanction followed the…...
Lt Mwaba has personality disorder, he showed no remorse about partner’s death – witness
A CONSULTANT psychiatrist at Chainama Hills Hospital has testified that murder-accused Zambia Army Officer, Lieutenant Nigel Mwaba suffers from borderline personality disorder, a mental illness that severely impacts a person’s ability to regulate their emotions. Dr Patrick Msoni, who is Lt Mwaba’s first defence witness, told the Lusaka High Court that during an interview with…...
ZPPA permanently bars 3 entities from participating in public procurement
ZPPA has revealed that it has permanently barred Suwilo General Dealers Limited, Hycromax Zambia Enterprises Limited and SAMQUIP Zambia Limited from participating in public procurement for misconduct relating to submission of bids, collusion and price fixing. In a statement, Monday, ZPPA principal officer, public relations Iñutu Mushambatwa said investigations established that there was collusion and…...
Chitotela has been given an opportunity to clear his name – TI-Z
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has welcomed the court’s decision to order that criminal proceedings should be recommenced against Ronald Chitotela, arguing that this is a chance for him to clear his name. In response to a press query, TI-Z executive director Maurice Nyambe said the immunity deal between Chitotela and ACC had left a bitter…...
I can make Zambians millionaires as President – GBM
PF presidential aspirant Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba says he wishes to become President someday so that he can make Zambians millionaires by giving them multibillion-dollar business contracts. And Mwamba says if the country was to hold general elections today, PF would beat UPND by over two million votes because it’s still a “force to reckon with”…....
ConCourt refuses to join Esau Chulu to Emily Sikazwe’s case
THE Constitutional Court has dismissed the Attorney General’s application to join former ECZ chairperson Esau Chulu to a matter in which his former vice chairperson, Emily Sikazwe, is challenging the President’s decision to “prematurely” fire her. In a ruling delivered on November 11, 2022, Constitutional Court judge Judith Mulongoti dismissed the Attorney General’s application on…...
Police charge journalists who filmed Tayali’s arrest with disorderly conduct
VARIOUS stakeholders have condemned the police’s action of detaining two Muvi TV journalists who went to film a police raid at Chilufya Tayali’s house on Sunday evening. And Police have charged the two journalists with disorderly conduct and released them after they paid an Admission of Guilty Fine. Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police Lemmy Kajoba…...
All audits are better done by Auditor General, says Defence Minister
DEFENCE Minister Ambrose Lufuma says all audits are better done by the Office of Auditor General, and has wondered that maybe the Auditor General has valid reasons for sub-contracting a private firm to audit security wings. And Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha says the Auditor General is entitled to sub-contract, and wondered whether foreigners were not…...
